The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 2069
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
9:06 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1815
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 123.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -12.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.55° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.24° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.17° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.